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Warning: very graphic video released from the shooting of two Tulsa officers in a traffic stop. One of them died. This is what they face on a daily basis. Tasers & pepper spray often don’t work. Remember this scene when you are quick to condemn officers in escalating situations pic.twitter.com/pYjPH9CCtq— Jessica (Fletcher) O’Donnell (@heckyessica) September 15, 2020

i guess this is the only path left open for police reform. self-defense. if public policy won't change, maybe a body count will put them in line? i wish it weren't this way, because it will also mean more people being killed by police as they start doing retaliatory killings. which i guess will escalate the riots. to what end, i do not know.

have to say i am pleased to read the replies, too. some bootlickers, but looks to be a lot of people defending the guy who shot the cops.

it seems pretty clear from the video, they pulled the dude over for expired tags and decided to give him a hard time. no reason at all to demand he get out of the vehicle. he told them "give me my ticket and let me go" but they insisted on escalating. he was more than justified in my opinion, to have a reasonable fear they were doing to either kill him or do "serious bodily harm" which is the Oklahoma statutory requirement for lethal self-defense. though i would not be surprised for cops be some special exception. i hope at least someone on the jury panel has the courage to hang it.

  • abc [he/him, comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    damn i felt that dude's fear when he was crying for help but tbh I'm surprised he managed to A. grab his gun (literally I couldn't see it at any point in the video) and B. actually manage to fire at and hit both officers successfully. holy fuck what a guy

    man fuck this stupid ass country, I just looked into the case more because I was curious as to how young the guy was - and turns out his friend, who he called to pick him up afterwards (literally all he did was pick him up and take him home; the officer that died didn't even die until 21 hours after the fact) was arrested and put in jail too - and tried to commit suicide as of July 7th, and of course the pigs charged him with accessory to murder.

    Records show Matthew Hall attempted suicide in his cell around July 7. Law enforcement provided treatment until an ambulance arrived and he was taken to the hospital and returned to jail after being checked out.

    Hall is charged as an accessory to a felony and accessory to murder for the shooting death of Tulsa police Sgt. Craig Johnson and the shooting of Officer Aurash Zarkeshan.

    Bullshit. Hope his lawyer manages to get the charges dropped and him out of there.

    • Nakoichi [they/them]
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      4 years ago

      I'm wondering if he didn't get hold of the officer's weapon which would make those cops even more negligent.

      • invalidusernamelol [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        That's what it looks like to me. This whole incident is like the opening of Queen and Slim.